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Said: I haven't had my medical director review the data yet, so it still remains to be seen.  We did our study using all fingerstick samples, since that's how we do them now at this location. I called CAP and they said I can validate the...

Said: Red tubes are not actually plain tubes--if it says "serum" on it, it contains a clot activator. You would need to use a tube that says "No additive" we use the clear/red tubes that are used as a waste before drawing a blue top

Said: thanks Lori! No, our red top is a plain tube. We do not have the white tubes.  

Said: Thank you Deb! Since you have completed, does that mean your validation passed even with the difference in PT results?

Said: Yes, I experienced the same, even when comparing the current PT/INR cartridges to the new PTplus results.  I've already finished my validations and had the data "crunched" by Abbott, although awaiting a few other details before hav...